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Dear President Obama: Let’s Help Yemen instead of Droning It
This is a [pdf] letter to President Obama pleading for a substantial rethink of Yemen policy in his second term, which I among other Middle […]
Mopping up with Muslim Sharia (Colbert Report)
Among all of the obsessions of the Red States, the fixation on the danger of Muslim law (sharia) taking over the United States is the […]
Palestinians Protest illegal Israeli Theft of Water Rights
Palestinians staged a protest march on Wednesday to protest Israeli denial to their villages of their water rights. Israelis now take 80% of the water […]
Republicans not liked, even by 25% of . . . Republicans
It turns out that 25% of Republicans don’t like their own party. The Republican Party has a structural problem, in that it has only two […]
Donald Trump versus the Aberdeen Wind Farm: Fiddling while Rome Burns
Scotland has approved 11 wind turbines in Aberdeen, which will supply have the town’s electricity. They are being touted as job-creators and engines of economic […]
‘Cowboy Windfarm’ Powers Oklahoma State U
The ‘Cowboy Windfarm’ is now providing 70% of the electricity used by Oklahoma State University!
Instead of offering to Buy East Jerusalem, the Arab League should invite Israel to Join It
Shaikh Hamad al-Thani, the leader of Qatar, proposed in his speech to the Arab League the creation of a $1 billion fund to preserve the […]
Iraq: A country whose Future was Stolen (Jamail)
Dahr Jamail writes at Tomdispatch.com Back then, everybody was writing about Iraq, but it’s surprising how few Americans, including reporters, paid much attention to the […]
Qaddafi’s Arms Flooding Middle East from Libya
The UN is concerned that unsecured weapons stockpiles from the depots of the late dictator Muammar Qaddafi are flooding into Africa and the Middle East […]